17 June 2016

More pictures of the Transit of Mercury.

Transit of Mercury in front of our Sun. 09.05.2016Credit: S. Ekko.

Last May (09.05.2016) we had the chance to witness the transit of Mercury. We had a great weather and lots of people came to look through the telescope.
Here are more pictures of the event.
Credit of the photos: S. Ekko.

Large group eager to see what was happening.Credit: S. Ekko.

Stefan Lamoureux with friend (Igor) talking about the transit of Mercury.Credit: S. Ekko.

Ingress of the planet Mercury in front of the Sun. 09.05.2016Credit: S. Ekko.

My name is Stefan Lamoureux, I am the president of the Astronomy Club Toutatis, Kustavi, Finland. We organize all kinds of activities concerning astronomy and night observation at our Observatory in Kustavi, Finland. Also we travel around the world to visit the astronomy scene and write about it. Welcome to our blog and enjoy the astronomy behind it!